From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha load (of something)a load (of something) (also loads (of something) British English) informalLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT a lot of something We got a load of complaints about the loud music. Don’t worry, there’s loads of timeloads to do/see/eat etc There’s loads to see in Paris. → load
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a load (of something)• Did you get a load of that accordionist?• This is the only ship in our company that can haul a load this big.• And the meaning was that homoeopathy is a load of wind.• Digestion is suspended and their food lies like a load in the stomach; fullness and distress come on immediately after eating.• Sour stomach with wind, regurgitation, reflux, nausea, food sitting like a load, the characteristic taste and salivation.• That's a load of rubbish.• And all the time it was a load of rubbish.• Can I say also what a load of rubbish the story lines are in Coronation Street at the moment. 